CHICO — Three people were reportedly stabbed during a fight early this morning in downtown Chico.

Chico police Sgt. Greg Keeney said officers responded to reports of a fight and discovered two victims shortly before 1 a.m. The victims were found on the ground near a planter on West Second Street near the northwest corner of Broadway.

Two victims were taken by ambulance to Enloe Medical Center.

A third person personally sought medical attention at the hospital, according to an officer at the scene.

Keeney said officers were trying to determine where the fight took place. Police taped off the West Second Street sidewalk west from Broadway toward El Rey theater. There was some debris and fluid on the east side of the theater's entrance.

The taped-off area did not appear to include a transient sleeping in the western side of the theater's entranceway.

More than 14 Chico police vehicles initially responded to the incident. Officers were seen speaking with witnesses and at least two women were detained at the scene.

Officers cleared the scene at 2:35 a.m. Keeney said the police would likely release additional information later this morning.

This morning's incident is the latest in the spate of stabbings in Chico. Last weekend, Chico police investigated eight stabbings in two days.